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MARBRURES [5 records]

Record 1 2016-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Taches foncées sur le ladre [dépigmentation de la peau] d'un cheval.

OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • marbrure

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
  • Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
DEF

Decorative technique using different-coloured slips. Two or more slips of different colours may be poured into a leather-hard dish or bowl, swished about and a marbled effect will result. A more controlled pattern may be obtained by first laying in a lining slip of one colour, immediately followed by trailing the other colours, either at random or in a definite sequence, the whole is then swished about as before.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
  • Techniques de la céramique

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes

Spanish

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Record 5 1980-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
OBS

A layer that is marked with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color. The pattern of mottling and the size, abundance, and color contrast of the mottles may vary markedly and should be specified in the soil description.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

Couche présentant des taches de diverses couleurs ou nuances. La disposition, la taille, la quantité et le contraste de couleurs des marbrures peuvent présenter de grandes variations, qui doivent être indiquées dans la description du sol.

Spanish

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